IRELAND RUGBY NEWS, SQUAD AND FIXTURES FOR SIX NATIONS 2018

Peter O'Mahony has given away his NatWest 6 Nations winner's medal - to young Ireland fan Jennifer Malone. Ireland overwhelmed England 24-15 at Twickenham on Saturday, to sweep to just their third Grand Slam in history. And afterwards Munster flanker O'Mahony met up with Ireland supporter Malone, well-liked by Joe Schmidt's squad, and gave her his medal marking the 2018 triumph....read

Leinster star Kearney sat out training on Tuesday, but assistant coach Richie Murphy insisted the 85-cap full-back was only held back as a precaution. 'It's just a case of managing his load,' said Murphy.

There is no escaping social media these days and it didn't take long for a video of the Scotland hero and his half-back partner Finn Russell belting out 'Flower of Scotland' in an Edinburgh pub to go viral.

Joe Schmidt's Ireland ran in nine tries in each of their last two Six Nations meetings with the Azzurri, who started 2018 by leaking seven tries in their Six Nations opener against England last Sunday.